Hengshan Reservoir

Hengshan Reservoir

Hengshan Reservoir is located in the southwest mountainous area of Yixing, Jiangsu Province. It was built in 1958 and completed in 1969. It is a water conservancy hub mainly for flood control, irrigation and water supply, combined with aquaculture, power generation and comprehensive utilization of the tertiary industry. The South Bank of Hengshan Reservoir is Yunhu scenic spot with beautiful scenery, facing Dajue temple.

Basic information

The reservoir is designated as the ecological water source protection area of Yixing City, with a total reservoir capacity of 112 million cubic meters, a drainage area of 154.8 square kilometers, a dam length of 4090 meters, a three hole spillway gate, a hole width of 4.6 meters, a weir crest elevation of 32 meters, a design discharge of 485 cubic meters per second, a water conveyance culvert on both sides of the dam, and a daily water supply of 250000 cubic meters. The water quality of the reservoir is between I and II for a long time The project was completed in September 2003, reaching the standard of once in 2000. The reservoir has 53 employees.

geographical position

The southwest mountainous area of Yixing, Jiangsu Province, is the geometric center of the Shanghai Nanjing Hangzhou triangle, adjacent to the Tianmu Lake scenic spot in Liyang in the West and Taiji cave in Guangde County in Anhui Province in the south. It is the "natural ecological and ceramic cultural tourism area" in the western part of the Taihu Lake tourism circle, and also the area with the best natural ecological environment protection in the Yangtze River Delta and Taihu Lake area, with obvious geographical advantages. Hengshan Reservoir is only 10 kilometers away from Shanjuan cave, a famous 4A scenic spot at home and abroad, and 25 kilometers away from Zhanggong cave and Linggu cave.

natural landscape

Hengshan Reservoir has excellent ecological environment and rich animal and plant resources. The upstream of the reservoir area is a wetland, and many trees grow in the water, forming a unique natural landscape - water forest. There are 250000 square meters of imported gaoyangqing lawn and nearly 100000 camphor trees on both sides of the reservoir area. There is an ecological leisure park in the lower reaches. The park is full of trees, birds and flowers, as well as many fitness and entertainment facilities. In addition, it has 500 mu of nursery stock and flower base, including countless rare tree species such as Phoebe, Michelia, Manglietia, beech, ebony, maple, rosewood and Taxus.

Development history

Hengshan Reservoir was founded in 1958 and completed in 1969. It is a water conservancy hub mainly for flood control, irrigation and water supply, combined with aquaculture, power generation and comprehensive utilization of the tertiary industry. Restricted by the technical conditions and other factors at that time, after years of operation of Hengshan Reservoir, many hidden dangers appeared, which seriously threatened the life and property safety of the downstream people. Yixing municipal Party committee and government attach great importance to it and strive for it actively. In 2001, Hengshan Reservoir was reinforced by the Ministry of water resources. It was successfully completed in September 2003. The flood control capacity of the reinforced Hengshan Reservoir Project has reached the standard of once-in-2000-year flood, and there are defensive countermeasures for once-in-5000-year flood. At the same time, the total capacity of the reservoir has been increased to 112 million cubic meters, and the water quality is between class I and class II for a long time, which can fully meet the drinking needs of the downstream people.

With the completion of Hengshan Reservoir Reinforcement Project and water diversion project, the reservoir area has taken on a new look, and has formed a modern water conservancy project landscape. The project has a dam with a total length of 4090m, a three hole spillway gate with a width of 4.6m, a crest elevation of 32m, a design discharge of 485m3 / s, and a water conveyance culvert on both sides of the dam. Downstream of the spillway gate, there is a 1.8 km spillway channel with a bottom width of 30 meters. There are East-West water retaining dams on both sides of the spillway gate, and there are hydrophilic platforms for tourists to touch the water body in a short distance. On board the towering spillway gate management room, we can see that the first and second floors are equipped with huge hydraulic valve device and advanced control system. The third floor "Tianshui Pavilion" provides a place for leisure tourists to enjoy tea and scenery. From the Tianshui Pavilion, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery in the reservoir area. Nearby, fish spit bubbles and jump out of the water from time to time; in the distance, wild ducks flutter their wings on the water and then fly to the distance. It can be said that it integrates tea, sightseeing, chess and card entertainment.

Because the biggest function of Hengshan Reservoir is water supply, that is to ensure that the majority of Yixing people drink high-quality and clean Hengshan water, it is necessary to protect the water source of the reservoir area. The development of Hengshan Reservoir Scenic Area is to carry out moderate development on the premise of fully protecting the water source environment and ensuring high-quality and safe water supply. According to the existing planning, Hengshan Reservoir Scenic Area will be located in the Yangtze River Delta famous ecological leisure resort. The reservoir area will be divided into seven landscape areas with different functions, including leisure resort, landscape real estate construction area, ecological wetland park landscape area and ecological agriculture landscape area. It includes the construction of a four-star international business holiday center, Longzhu lake water resort and high-end villas to meet the needs of different levels of tourism activities.

The development of Hengshan Reservoir Scenic Area has taken a substantial step. Tianshui Bay Resort, which is officially open to the public, has more than 30 standard guest rooms and business suites, and can provide more than 200 people with meals at the same time. There are several large and small conference rooms with complete audio-visual equipment, which can hold more than 100 people's meetings at the same time. In addition, there are music tea bar, Tianshui Pavilion teahouse, chess and card room, sauna, KTV box, etc. the dishes here are "Lake fresh, mountain treasure, local" "Hengshan fish head" is more famous than other green food. Since its opening, it has received an average of more than 1500 tourists per day, with a daily turnover of more than 20000 yuan. The operation of tianshuiwan resort has played an exemplary role in the large-scale follow-up development of Hengshan Reservoir Scenic Area.

Main attractions

In order to meet the needs of tourists, the new Lakeside Park of Hengshan Reservoir has many scenic spots, such as Heilongtan, the trail around the lake and so on. There is a black dragon waterfall on the scenic spot of Heilongtan, which comes out from the green on the top of the mountain and falls down. Under the black dragon pool, deep water, year-round inexhaustible. You can walk along the path around the lake, between the green mountains and clear water, or lie in a hammock in the woods, reading and listening to music.. Of course, if you are interested, you can invite three or five friends to barbecue, surround the campfire, rent a tent, and try the fun of camping. You can also take a high-speed motorboat and enjoy the thrill of wind and waves hitting the hull.

It is conceivable that with the implementation of scenic area planning, the deepening of development and the continuous improvement of facilities, Hengshan Reservoir Scenic Area will become the most popular leisure destination in the Yangtze River Delta

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Tourism information

The transportation of Hengshan Reservoir is very convenient. It is 90 kilometers away from Wuxi City and 30 kilometers away from Yixing City, adjacent to Xinchang railway. The three ends of Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou are directly connected by high-grade highways. At the same time, the three international airports of Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou surround the surrounding areas and reach the reservoir area for more than 2 hours. It can be said that they have the advantages of Wuxi, Yixing and Yangtze River Delta's basic source markets and regional opportunity source markets. Hengshan Reservoir is also an area with relatively low population density, which has good conditions for tourism development. Hengshan Reservoir has been designated as an ecological water source protection area in Yixing City, and its advantages in water resources and ecological environment are increasingly obvious.

Hengshan Reservoir is formed by the mountain range on the east side of Maoshan, and the terrain of the reservoir area inclines from south to north. The total area of the reservoir area is more than 1070 hectares, and the total area of the basin is 154.8 square kilometers. The mountains in the upper reaches are steep, with an average altitude of more than 500 meters. It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate zone, with pleasant climate, warm and humid. The whole reservoir area is surrounded by mountains, with undulating mountains and ten thousand mu of rippling green waves. The green coverage rate is more than 98%. There is a copper basin island in the middle of the reservoir, which is closely connected with the reservoir water. The air in the reservoir area is fresh and humid. It is a green gem given by nature to Yixing, the capital of pottery. It is also a "natural oxygen bar" for tourists' leisure and fitness.

Address: Hengshan Reservoir, Yixing, Wuxi

Longitude: 119.565881

Latitude: 31.231001

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